Bed-frame.



To all 'whom rit may concern:

unrrnnfsra'riis PATENT. .OrinoE.,v

- FELIX G. mummia, or sian'i'rLE,jwaaier'ustioni,

Application inea november 15, 19.10. serial nu'. 592,537..

l i r y `r `1iD-FRAME.1 1,001,148, speciiieatio'n nf Letters Patent.' f 22, 19112;

Be it known that I, FELIX'G .KPEL1\IAN,

`a citizen of the UnitedStates of America, l anda resident of the city of Seattle, in .the 5. 'have invented certain 4new vand useful .I m-l county ofk King and State of Washington,

provements in Bed-Frames, ofwhich the 1 v following lis a specification.

.My invention relates to bed frames, hav

ing more particular reference to those of l simple and v"durable construction by which metallic 'const'ructiomvand lhas for vits primary object the provision of a brace, 'of

the side and end rails are attached in lan "eiicientv manner to the'coiner posts.

Other objects will be set forth asrmy-descriptio'n progresses and those features of construction, arrangements and combina-A tions of parts on which I desire protection,

succinctly defined in my annexedclaiins.

Referring to the accompanying drawing,l illustrating a preferred embodiment vof my.

`invention and in which like numerals of reference indicate!" like parts throughout:

'Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective illustrating one corner portion of a bed frame, constructed inaccordance lwith my 1nven tion, the brace parts being disengaged.

:Figa 2 is a top plan thereof with the corner post shownin horizontal section, and the brace partsfassembled'. Fig. 3 is a section taken on line '3 3 of-Fig.v 2, and Fig. 4 is' a fragmentary perspective of one brace sec-v tion and the bearing meinberprovided for -the other thereof.

My -brace comprisesv provided for a 4respectivebed frame, rail,

as 11 and 12`of angle iron, and arranged side by side, with the latter or part 2 arranged between part 1 and a bearing mem.

ber 3, which bearing member is in fixed relation'lto the bed post 5, of tubing,` and' adapted to be engaged by an angular extension 4 of part 1,' such construction per- -tal iaiige of one rail is mitting of the braceparts being firmly held together while roviding for their receiving independent an direct-support from 'post 5. vvAn extremely simple and durable construction is produced by employing the end portions of the vertical flanges fof rails 11 and 12 as brace parts 1 .and 2. In so adapting .these rails, end portions of the horizonremoved, and that of' the other bent to provi-de the downturned angular extension 4,'and one of said vertical iange portions is bent at right angles to `xed, to bed post parts 1 and 2, each its rail tti lie priillelllwiththe other-thereof, forengagement wit the angularv extension considered is. provided on part/1.

Bearing member 3 comprises 'an arm` 3 5, by .a novel con'structioiij ofv fastening, and extending outwardly y therefrom toward rail 12 with its outer en on Whichan angular'shoulder 6 is provided, .-65

.disposed in `proximity theretofbut spaced ther efroinl as shown.,

In making a'rm 3. fast I provide'an anchor 7, which is lcurved concentrieally or substantially concentrically to the post 5, 70

so 'as lto conform as near as possible to the curvature of the inner face themof and' :thereby be capablev of having a bearing thereoii ,substantially `half ythe distance around the same.

At its free end portion, anchor 7 lis proy vided with a projectionfor lug 8 Wliich pi'ojects through and has bearing on the wall of a cut out formed in `an extension 9, of

part 2, which projects through diametrically opposite slots 14 provided in post 5 andas j secured therein, as by `a. key. 10, and adjacent the inner end portion ofsaid anchor, -arm 3 is notched, as at 3, to fit over the bottom wall of the adjacent slot 14.'l Brace part 2 -85 is. not"ched, as at '15, fr' a similarl purpose, which construction insures absolute rigidity between the parts. l l

In practice, the downturned 'end portion 'wardly and edged between'the post 5 and shoulder 6, until its movement is arrested by extreme friction between the parts', or as by a stop 15, when there will lbe'a slight spacing between anges of rails 11 and 12, as clearly shown in Fig. 8,-to overcome application of thr weight of the overlapping railto tlielowei' at such point. f-

Inmy 'present construction bearing mem- 100 ber 3, is formed of sheet metal so that shoul-y der 6 can' spring out slightly under pressure euerted in seating extension 4, as just 'described, thereby maintaining the latter under sucl 'tensi the device, anchor 7 is first turning the. same lof the angular extension 4 isf-forced down 90 the overlapping horizontal .95

on as to securely hold the saine while permitting of its comparatively ready its insertion throughthe properly positioned. after'wliich keyU-lO is driven', -as liereinbefore described. Rail'll A is nowsecured 'to post in angular relation to rail 12 by -forcing the-f same downwardly `with extension 4 of its 'brace part engaged bctwee'ns a id post and-shoulder 6.

' Having thus described my. inveiitio1i,wliat I' claim -as new,v and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the Ui'i'ited S'tates of Amerl ica,is: v i 'l 1 Incombination ivitlia coiner post, an

end rail, and a 'side rai1. ,a brace comprising fis' and at right angles-thereto, and a connectopposing parts each fixed toya respective parts projecting horizontally from its .rail

`fing' angular extension on the'other ofssaid 'braee parts engaged overl the upper 'edfve of said first named brace part and haviig 3 its free endlortion received between said 'post and said stnamed rai 2;'Ii'i'combination with avcorner post-a rend' rail, and aside rail ofthe bed frame, a brace comprising opposing parts eachfixedV 'to a respective rail of saidbed frame, 'means 'securing one .of said brace Ifparts'directly to saidpost,. a relatively fixed bearing on said post projecting outwardly therefrom land a connecting angular extension on t-he other of said brace parts extending over the upper v edge of said first named brace partand having its .down-turned free end portion en-f ;gaged with' said bearing to be supported end rail, and a ysiderail .of the bed frame, a

' .-brace comprising op osing parts-each' fixed'- to a respective rail-o said bed frame, means securing one of said brace parts to said post,v la relatively fixed bearin 'ecting outwardly there rom to provide an independent 'su port for the .other of 'said' d means'on the other of said' brace parts seated on said bearing to 'therebrace parts, an

by support said last named brace. part and connect the latter to said first named brace,

part.

4'.' In' combination with 'a corner' post, an end rail, and a side rail of the-bed frame, a.

.brace comprising opposing parts each `fixed i to a respective rail of said bedfr'amel means securing. one of said braceparts to said post,

a bearin fixed tofsaidpost and extending' `outward yl alon side said last nain'ed brace part and provi ed witha shoulder, and an angular extension on the other of said'brace parts having a downturned portion engaged with the shoulderof sa'idfbearng 'and said post.

" 'ifInl combination with v acorn'er post, an

' endrail, anda side rail, a brace comprising op osing parts each fixed tol a respective rai of said'bed frame, one of said brace s extending fat' an angle toits rail,.a

'xed bearing on said post .extending out-A 'rail of said bed frame, one. of said brace 3. -In combination with a cor-ner post,an

on said post pro'- bracepart is provided, vthe outerv end of bearing being spaced fromthe adjacent bed wardlv alongside one part of saidbrace,

andl connecting means/en the other coin.- ponen-t part ot saidbrace extending across intoengagement with said bearing to ieceive supporttherefrom.

.6.' In combination with a hollow corner post, an endrail, and "a side rail, a brace 4'comprising opposing parts -eacli fixed vto a .respective rai-l. of said bed frame, one of s aid brace parts, having an extensionpro- ]ect1ng into said post, a bearingl member having an anchoring part arranged in said post, means whereby the extensionof said brace part and said anchoring part of said bearing-member are held in' rela tively fixed 'relation to said post, and means onthe other of said brace parts engaged-with said bear-.

ing to receive support therefrom.

f7. In combination with a hollowcf'irner post r -formed with, ydiametrically opposite slots, a member projecting throughtheslots of said post,v a' brace-'part fixed to said-inem# ber. la second `brace part releasably connectedwivith said first'brace part, and a support forhholding said second brace( part' against downwardlmovement having an anchoring portion arranged in said' post, said anchoring portion being curved. to have 'bearing.

on, the inner' face 'ofsaid post .and being Aprovided with; an extension engaged' with said member to formI aconnection therewith.

8. In combination witl i "a' hollow corner Apost fo'rined, with `diametricallyr opposite slots,, and side andend rails of the-"bed slots of saidpostytwo `brace 'parts each fixed to respective bed frame'rail and one extending atvan angle to its'raihanangular extension on' the other brace Ipart vextending ,f-ranie', a member projectingthroug-h the over the first named brace part and' having its -free portion directed downwardly, `a

bearing projecting outwardly from lsaid po'stto :be engaged by the freeyportion of Isaid angular extension and thereby: forming' a support-j for the frame rail on which tlie. 4

said frame-- rail` anduaii Aanchoring member'for lsaid bearing projecting into saidpost and iis - v'9. In combination with a corner post, and

post 'and' being spaced fromthe. adjacent rail of said vbed frame, and an angular extension onthe otherf 4said braceparts en gaged with said bearing .andlield lthereby in rigid relation to.sai dfpost.

v 10. In combi-nation -with a- 'corner post formed with an opening v an .end rail, and a, side'rail, a brace comprising-@Paging Darts 1.30

each xed to a' respective rail of said bed frame, one of said brace parts projecting means securing the last named portion of v said angularly projecting, brace .section 'in sald post, and a connecting angular extension on the other of said brace parts e11- 10 gaged over the upper edge 1of said first named brace pertmha'vin its free ena lportion received between sai post and the rail of said first named brace section. A

Signed at beattle, Washingtomths du? of November 1910.

FELIX G. KAPELMAK.

Vitnesses ARLTA ADAMS, ERNESTINE DESLETa. 

